Changed my mind about using a standard post driver for frost line work

Had a job in Duluth last February where the ground was solid. My old manual driver just bounced off, and I wasted half a day. A local guy lent me his gas-powered Pro-Post pounder, and it drove a 4x4 in about a minute. What's your go-to for frozen ground, besides waiting for spring?

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hollyscott27d ago

Yeah, that "Duluth-level frost" @sanchez.ivan mentioned is no joke. I mean, a battery driver might work for a light frost, but for that deep freeze, gas is the only thing that won't quit on you. I keep a Pro-Pound 3500 for exactly that, it just eats through the hard stuff.

sanchez.ivan27d ago

Forget the manual driver, that's just asking for a bad time. Did you look at any of the electric models before going with the gas pounder? I hear some of the newer battery ones have serious torque now, but I'm not sure they'd handle Duluth-level frost without crapping out.

kim_davis27d ago

Yeah, used to think those gas drivers were overkill until a frozen job proved me wrong.